The outlook for Nova Scotia sawmills after the closing of Northern Pulp is one of troubling uncertainty and, so far, few answers from the provincial government on how to replace a key customer, say managers of several companies. Andrew Watters, general manager of the Groupe Savoie mill in Westville, N.S., said in an interview on Monday he has an inventory of hardwood that still has to be milled, but no market yet for wood chip byproducts the mill purchased in the past. The mill manager met with his 45 workers on Friday to tell them the future after the Jan. 31, 2020, closing is unclear, and he wouldn’t criticize them if they sought other work. “I told them we don’t know how this is going to play out. If you’re going to make a plan, I don’t hold that against you. We all have to eat,” Mr. Watters said.